2020 Indiana Code
Title 32. Property
Article 24. Eminent Domain
Chapter 1. General Procedures
32-24-1-5. Offer of Purchase; Notice; Service; Forms; Restoration of Utility or Transportation Services
Sec. 5. (a) As a condition precedent to filing a complaint in condemnation, and except for an action brought under IC 8-1-13-19 (repealed), a condemnor may enter upon the property as provided in this chapter and must, at least thirty (30) days before filing a complaint, make an offer to purchase the property in the form prescribed in subsection (c). The offer must be served personally or by certified mail upon:
(1) the owner of the property sought to be acquired; or
(2) the owner's designated representative.
(b) If the offer cannot be served personally or by certified mail, or if the owner or the owner's designated representative cannot be found, notice of the offer shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located or in the county where the owner was last known to reside. The notice must be in the following form:
